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deathray

deathray is the alternative spelling of death ray.

Meaning of death ray

Noun

death ray (plural death rays)

  1. A beam of radiation that can kill.
    • The evil aliens' death rays could not penetrate our mighty force fields!
  2. A weapon that emits such a ray: a ray gun.
    • Near-synonym: heat-ray
    Synonyms:
    heat-ray

Forms of deathray

pluraldeathrays

Questions about deathray

What is deathray the alternative spelling of?
Deathray is the alternative spelling of death ray.

Words near deathray in the dictionary

  1. deathpools
  2. deathproof
  3. deathpunk
  4. deathrate
  5. deathrates
  6. deathray
  7. deathrays
  8. deathreat
  9. deathrock
  10. deathrocker
  11. deathrockers

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